WhatsApp Confirms Cybersecurity Breach▼

WhatsApp is warning of a cybersecurity breach that targeted some of its users. A spokesperson for the Facebook-owned messaging service said it discovered a vulnerability earlier this month that allowed hackers to install malicious spyware on phones by calling users. WhatsApp says the hackers were able to install the spyware even if you didn't answer the call. WhatsApp says it "promptly fixed" the issue. Over 1 billion users in over 180 countries use the messaging app. WhatsApp says a "select number" of people were targeted in the security breach. Amnesty International says one of its researchers was among the targets. Source